June 8, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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dark green foliage. It makes a very graceful creeper 
for trailing from rafters in a conservatory. It does 
well outdoors if in a sheltered position. It was 
introduced from South America in 1838. There is a 
variety S. jasminoides foliis variegatis which has 
leaves blotched with creamy white. 
A NOTABLE WISTARIA. 
There are many old specimens of this beautiful 
leguminous plant. They are usually trained against 
a wall or pergola. A very old patriach can be seen 
in Kew Gardens, near the Tropical Fernery, trained 
in a very unorthodox way; it is trained round a 
circular framework and then rounded off at the top. 
Although trained with formality it is a very beautiful 
picture when in bloom. 
ARACHIS HYPOGAEA. 
This is the plant which produces the familiar fruit 
known by the various names of Pea Nut, Monkey 
Nut, Ground or Earth Nut. It is a small, annual 
plant belonging to the Leguminoseae. It owes its 
name of Earth Nut to the peculiar habit it has of 
burying its seeds. This is accomplished by the 
pedicels pressing the young pods down on to the 
soil, so that as they grow they press into it. It was 
first introduced from S. America in 1812. 
BOMAREAS. 
This is a beautiful genus of climbers, adapted to 
greenhouse cultivation. In very favoured situations 
in the south they prove hardy. They are very 
impatient of root restriction and do much better 
when planted out than when in pots. They like a 
moderately light soil, inclined to be sandy, and a 
light airy position. The flowers show many beauti¬ 
ful combinations of yellow and red. 
SUGAR BEET. 
The following is a brief summary taken from The 
Farmer's Gazette on the above root. The white or 
Silesian root (Beta alba) is the variety most highly 
valued by sugar manufacturers, because of the fact 
that it is particularly rich in saccharine matter. The 
principal characteristics of good sugar beet are (1) 
they have a regular pear-shaped form and smooth 
skin, (2) they do not throw out many branched 
roots or forks, (3) they have a white, firm and dense 
flesh and a clean sugary taste, (4) they should 
weigh from 3 to 4 lb., (5) they should have small 
tops and no tendency to become necky, (6) they 
should not show much above the ground but grow 
almost entirely in the soil, (7) they should have a 
specific gravity of from i'o6o to 1070. 
POLYGONUM BALDSCHUANICUM. 
No hardy climber has received much more attention 
than this beautiful plant during the past few years, 
and it certainly deserves all the admiration and 
attention it has received. It has not been before 
the public for many years, but it is already becoming 
a very popular plant. It is a very vigorous grower, 
and soon covers a large space. It climbs well by 
itself, if given anything for it to hold on to. The 
flowers are white and are borne in great panicles from 
July to September. It does well when climbing 
over a tree or bush. A fine plant of it was much 
admired during last summer in Kew Gardens, grow¬ 
ing over a Conifer and gracefully falling in masses 
of white bloom, which could be seen from a long 
distance, situated as they were, with the dark green 
of the Conifer for a background. It does not require 
any special soil, any ordinary garden soil supplying 
its needs if enriched with a little well-decayed 
manure. The Americans are enthusiastic over it 
and their nurserymen are turning out large numbers 
of young plants. 
ESC H SC HOLTZ I AS, 
These handsome annuals are very easily grown in 
nearly any soil. It owes its name to D’Eschscholtz, 
a celebrated naturalist, who accompanied Kotabue 
round the world. The best course to adopt to 
secure a good display is to sow the seed about 
August, and when large enough to handle prick off 
into sheltered beds from which they may be lifted 
and planted into their positions in the spring. By 
this means an early display is obtained. For a later 
supply of bloom the seed should be sown at once in 
the positions they are to occupy. By sowing the 
first batch in August and the next in the spring r. 
grand display of colour can be maintained until late 
in the autumn. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL .—June 4th. 
The leading features of the meeting on Tuesday last 
were Orchids, Eremurus, Streptocarpus, Roses, 
Pelargoniums, Sweet Peas, Hydrangeas, and hardy 
herbaceous plants in considerable variety. 
Orchid Committee. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, exhibited 
a large group of Orchids consisting largely of 
Cattleyas and Laeliocattleyas. Amongst the latter 
were well-flowered plants of Lc canhamiana, Lc. c. 
alba, and Lc. Aphrodite alba. The long panicles of 
flowers of Oncidium divaricatum were very con¬ 
spicuous and showy. Other choice and useful sub¬ 
jects were Spathoglottis aureo-Vieillardi, Cochlioda 
Doezliana, Epicattleya radiato-bowringiana, Anguloa 
Clowesii, Angraecum modestum, Oncidium pulchel- 
lum, Phalaenopsis luddemanniana, P. Mannii, P. 
Mrs. J. H. Veitch, Laelia Latona, and various 
others. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 
Enfield, staged a collection of Orchids, consisting 
chiefly of Cattleyas. Very distinct and noticeable 
were Cattleya Mossiae bellissima, C. M. excelsa, C. 
Wageneri, Dendrobium Dearei, D. Lowii, D. 
Falconeri lilacinum, and Laelia purpurata, the latter 
being shown in considerable variety. The group 
was backed up with Palms and Negundo aceroides 
variegata. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
H. T. Pitt, Esq (gardener, Mr. Thurgood), 
Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, staged a very varied group 
of Orchids, including the magnificent variety, Odon- 
toglos^um crispum pittianum. Other good things 
were Laelia Latona, L. digbyana, Odontoglossum 
H. T. Pitt, Odontoglossum citrosmum, Cattleya 
Mossiae, Auguloa Clowesii, Laelia tenebrosa, and 
Odontoglossum crispum in great variety. (Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal.) 
H. F. Simonds, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Geo. E. 
Day), Woodthorpe, Beckenham, also staged a fine 
group of Orchids, including well flowered pieces of 
Laelia purpurata, Oncidium concolor, Laelio- 
cattleya schilleriana, Miltonia vexillaria, Odonto¬ 
glossum nebulosum, O. cordatum. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Stanley, Ashton & Co., Southgate, N , 
staged a large collection of Cattleyas and Laelias, 
with other Orchids in smaller quantity. Well- 
flowered and fine were Laelia purpurata, L. p. 
russelliana, Cattleya Mossiae, C. M. caerulea, C. 
M. reineckeana, and others in a great variety of 
beautiful colours. Choice and beautiful were C. 
M. Alice Nugent, and C. M. Mrs. F. W. Ashton. 
All were attractively set up with virgin cork, Ferns, 
and Palms. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen, set up a rich and 
varied group of Orchids, including fine pieces of 
Scuticaria Hadweni, Cattleya Warneri, C. Mossiae 
reineckeana, Aerides FieldiDgi, Laelia majalis, 
Epidendrum (Nanodes), Medusae, a rare Orchid in 
cultivation, Laelia tenebrosa, L. digbyana, Cattleya 
Aclandiae, Epidendrum macrochilum, Laelio- 
cattleya Wiganiae aurea, and many other choice 
things. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
A. H. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. E. Hum¬ 
phreys), The Grange, Hackbridge, Surrey, exhibited 
a group of Orchids, including many fine varieties. 
Amongst others we noted Cattleya Mossiae hack- 
bridgensis, C. Mendelii Perfection, C. Skinneri alba, 
C. Mossiae Minerva, C. M. londinensis, C. M. 
lawrenceana, C. M. Mrs. Smee's var., C. M. 
arnoldiana, C. Mendelii Alfred Smee, and many 
other fine things. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
J. Colman, Esq , (gardener, Mr. W. P. Bound) 
Gatton Park, Reigate, also staged a fine lot of 
Orchids, including well-flowered pieces of Cymbidium 
lowianum, Miltonia vexillaria, Odontoglossum 
crispum, Vanda suavis, Laelia purpurata, Tbunia 
Veitcbii and others. (Silver Flora Medal). 
A Cultural Commendation was accorded to R. 
Hay Murray, Esq., (gardener, Mr. T. Blackmore), 
Spinfield, great Marlow, for a large and splendidly 
flowered piece of Dendrobuim bearing about 40 
drooping spikes of flowers. 
Lieut. Col. Shipway (gardener, Mr. Walters), 
Grove House, Chiswick, staged Cattleya Mendelii 
Mrs. Shipway. The Hon. Walter Rothschild 
(gardener, Mr. E. Hill), Tring Park, Tring, staged 
some hybrid Laeliocattleyas. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Upper Holloway, 
staged a group of Orchids, including well-flowered 
pieces of Laelia purpurata, Thunia marshalliana, 
Cattleya Mossiae, Laelia Cinabrosa, Oncidium, 
marshallianum and various others. (Silver 
Banksian Medal). 
Floral Committee. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had a 
remarkable group of Eremurus himalaicus and E. 
robustus. The spikes were effectively arranged in 
vases which were tastefully masked by immense 
blooms of Paeonies. The exhibit occupied a large 
space down tha centre of the hall. It also included 
some beautiful hybrid :Aquilegias. Following all 
these was a table of Streptocarpi, and a small group 
of Kalanchoa flammea also shown by Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sons. The Streptocarpi were very 
handsomely foliaged, floriferous plants. They were 
all hybrids raised by this firm, and showed the vast 
strides of improvement that have been made by these 
beautiful Cape Primroses. The Kalanchoes made a 
very effective picture, the beauty being greatly 
enhanced by the diffused sunlight which fell on 
them through the roof. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, had a beautiful 
exhibit of Gloxinias,Calceolarias,Begonias, Petunias, 
Saintpaulias, etc. The Gloxinias showed a very good 
strain of plants the leaves being of good substance 
and the flowers of exquisitely beautiful shades and pro¬ 
duced in great profusion. (Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, exhibited 
a large variety of bloom trusses from Rhododendrons 
grown in loam. They were of both very good colour 
and substance, and seemed to have had a good time 
in spite of the absence of peat. 
Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
put up a very effective group of Eremuri and Spiraeas. 
The beauty was greatly added to by the judicious 
addition of a few Acalyphas, Japanese Maples, and an 
edging of small flowered crimson Begonias and 
Adiantum. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Thos. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseiies, 
Feltham, London, staged an excellent exhibit of 
herbaceous and rockery plants and flowers. Irises 
were much in evidence and were the object of many 
admiring remarks. The vases of Pyrethrum blooms 
also stood out well. Amongst many other beautiful 
plants in this collection we noticed Ostrowskia mag- 
nifica and Arum Eggin. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Arthur Wade, River Side Nurseries, Colches¬ 
ter, made an effective display with Oriental Poppies i 
Paeonies, Pyrethrums, etc. Pyrethrum La Vestau 
was shown to advantage and is a decided acquisition 
to every garden. Sweet Peas were also shown, the 
colours were very good, but we think that when the 
Cupid variety is grown the graceful beauty is lost. 
Many of the plants staged in this exhibit were of this 
type. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, staged 
a large quantity of various hardy cut bloom, includ¬ 
ing many beautiful varieties of Papaver, of which 
the colours were magnificent. Other beautiful 
blooms, we noticed, were Oenothera speciosa rosea, 
the curious Helicodiceros, which fortunately was 
not emitting its usual obnoxious effluvia. Aethio- 
nema grandiflora, Ixiolirion tartaricum, Heuchera, 
Erigeron, Pyrethrums, and Paeonies were also well 
represented. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal) 
Messrs.Kelway& Son,Langport,made a grand show 
with their Paeonies and hardy Pyrethrums. Amongst 
the Paeonies we should select Lady Curzon as the best 
if such a selection were possible with such an 
excellent exhibit. Pyrethrum James Kelway made 
itself conspicuous by its beautiful rich crimson 
colour ; P. Fairfax, a pretty shade of pink, was also 
a good variety, and only requires seeing to recom¬ 
mend it to all lovers of this beautiful genus. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., exhibited a collec¬ 
tion of scented Pelargoniums and Kalanchoe 
flammea. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, made a 
striking display with hardy herbaceous bloom, 
chiefly bulbous stuff and German Iris. Lilium 
odorum and the varieties of L. thunbergianum pro¬ 
duced a striking effect. (Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, exhibited a 
table of vases filled with a large collection of hardy 
flowering shrubs, also a pretty bunch of Pseud- 
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